Hungary
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Pest County

Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda

The Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda, also known as the Pauline Monastery of Budaszentlőrinc, is a former monastery belonging to the Pauline Order. Destroyed by the Ottomans, the remains of the monastery grounds are in an area called which is in the saddle between and János Hill in the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: former religious site in Budapest, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Budaszentlőrinci pálos kolostor”, “Pálos kolostorrom”, and “Pauline Monastery (Budapest)”
  • Address: Budakeszi út 91-95, Budapest, 1021
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Szépjuhászné Station and Elisabeth lookout.

Railway station
Photo: Gothika, Public domain.
is a railway station, which is situated 190 metres north of Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda.

Scenic viewpoint
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The Elizabeth Lookout is a historic lookout tower on János Hill above . Built in 1911, the tower was named after Empress Elisabeth, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I. is situated 1 km south of Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda.

Cave
Photo: Szenti Tamás, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cave, which is situated 430 metres northwest of Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Szépjuhászné and Hárshegy.

Locality
is a small clearing in the of , in the saddle between and .

Suburb
Photo: MotorosGeri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a part of 's . Its entire area is made up of Nagy-Hárs Hill and Kis-Hárs Hill, from which there are sweeping views of Budapest.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda

Latitude
47.52677° or 47° 31′ 36″ north
Longitude
18.95586° or 18° 57′ 21″ east
Inception
1290
Open location code
8FVWGXG4+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5739229969
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1242240
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Hungarian—“Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “klášter svatého Vavřince v Budíně”
  • Czech: “Paulinský klášter v Budíně”
  • French: “monastère paulin”
  • French: “Monastère paulin”
  • Hungarian: “Pálos kolostor”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Budaszentlőrinci Pálos Kolostor romjai and Hárs-hegyi Szent Miklós-barlang.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda”. Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.